ZANU PF has launched a probe against its Manicaland provincial chairperson, Mike Madiro, amid allegations that he is manipulating district elections in a bid to thwart his rivals. Insiders told the Daily News yesterday that several party districts in the province, including Zimunya-Marange and Chipinge, had written petitions complaining about the alleged electoral malpractices by Madiro, who…

THE United States (US) Congress has approved a US$213 million grant for Zimbabwe under its 2021 President’s Emergency Plan for Aids Relief (Pepfar), which is set to strengthen the country’s fight against HIV and Aids.  According to the US Embassy Chargé d’ Affaires Thomas Hastings, the plan, which is set to benefit at least 1,19…

THE visiting United Nations (UN) Special Rapporteur Alena Douhan, met President Emmerson Mnangagwa and other government officials yesterday, as she began her consultations on the negative impact of sanctions on Zimbabwe.  The Belarusian began her tour first by meeting Foreign Affairs minister Frederick Shava, before meeting Mnangagwa as well as Justice minister Ziyambi Ziyambi and…

AUTHORITIES hope to have dealt with the chaos that is ravaging the country’s main port of entry, Beithbridge Border Post, by end of this week — amid fears that the turmoil could trigger a new wave of price increases in shops. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, the acting commissioner general of the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra),…

NELSON Chamisa,  has hinted to his followers that he has a new name for his party, after opposition leader Douglas Mwonzora recently declared that the MDC-T will participate in future elections as the MDC Alliance. “You know that my brother (President Emmerson) Mnangagwa wanted to decimate our party using his proxies who are now claiming our…

AMID the rising political tensions in the country ahead of the fast-approaching 2023 national elections, Nelson Chamisa, pictured, and his supporters are in danger of being arrested on accusations of violating coronavirus regulations. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, as Chamisa is touring Masvingo to meet his followers, national police spokesperson Paul Nyathi said law…

BOTH consumers and businesses alike are feeling the heat of the recent surge in the prices of goods and services in the country, raising the prospects of a bleak festive season this year. This comes as the relative stability which has been a notable feature of the economy over the past year is increasingly threatened…

POLITICAL analysts maintain that despite Zanu PF’s own deepening divisions, the ruling party remains on course to defeat the country’s at sea opposition in the 2023 national elections. Respected University of Zimbabwe Political Science lecturer, Eldred Masunungure, was among the analysts who told the Daily News yesterday that Zanu PF would have a relatively easy run against…

THE government has so far managed to rehabilitate over 90 000km of the country’s road network under the Emergency Roads Rehabilitation Programme 2 (ERRP2).  This comes as the government budgeted $33,6 billion for the second phase with the Zimbabwe National Roads Administration (Zinara) having already disbursed $2,3 billion to local authorities as they intensify efforts…